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Proactive Tobacco Treatment for Diverse Veteran Smokers
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Proactive Outreach with choice of telephone or in-person smoking cessation services for Smoking Cessation and Smoking Tobacco. Completed, enrolled 6,400 participants across 5 sites.
Detailed Summary
Tobacco use is the leading cause of premature death in the United States and disproportionately affects Veterans and certain racial/ethnic minority groups. Most smokers are interested in quitting; however, current tobacco use treatment approaches are reactive and require smokers to initiate treatment or depend on the provider to initiate smoking cessation care. As a result, most smokers do not receive comprehensive, evidence-based treatment for tobacco use that includes intensive behavioral counseling along with pharmacotherapy. Proactive tobacco treatment integrates population-based treatment (i.e., proactive outreach) and individual-level treatment (i.e., smoking cessation counseling and pharmacotherapy) to address both patient and provider barriers to comprehensive care.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
This group of participants is sent a recruitment letter, then receives a phone call to offer them their choice of smoking cessation services (either telephone care or in-person care).